Former Grand Prix rider Simone Corsi has introduced his retirement from skilled motorbike racing.
Corsi, who will flip 38 in April, has known as time on his profession, which spans over 20 years, in a social media submit.
“My profession as a pilot ends right here,” he wrote.
“Eventually this second needed to come.
“It has been 23 very lengthy years. Sacrifices, satisfactions but additionally many disappointments.
“In 2025 new challenges await me, I will probably be on the observe however with a unique position.”
Corsi started his World Championship profession on the 2002 Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, the place he wildcarded within the 125cc class, ending twenty second.
He went full-time in 2003 with Crew Scot as teammates to Andrea Dovizioso, claiming his first podium end on the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix.
A single season within the 250cc World Championship adopted in 2005, earlier than Corsi returned to the 125cc class in 2006 with Gilera.
Switching to Aprilia for 2007 noticed Corsi take the primary of 5 Grand Prix wins at that season’s Turkish Grand Prix; the opposite 4 coming in 2008 on the best way to second within the championship, behind Mike Di Meglio.
Corsi then moved again to the intermediate class in 2010 for the inaugural Moto2 season, taking podiums in France and Italy, and would stay within the class till 2022, driving a real number of chassis in that point: Motobi, FTR, Velocity Up, Kalex, NTS, and MV Agusta; earlier than making a last Grand Prix look on the 2024 Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona on a Ahead.
Earlier than the Moto2 journey, Corsi had spent 2024 in WorldSSP on a Ducati Panigale V2, contesting all however the opening spherical in Australia, and scoring two top-10s with a seventh in Race 2 at Portimao and a tenth within the last race of the season at Jerez.
His European-only calendar meant Corsi was elligible to attain factors within the Supersport Problem, which he gained.
